The Konica Hexar RF was pretty much the last analogue m-mount rangefinder I hadn’t shot with, and one of only a couple I hadn’t reviewed. It’s a camera I have been recommended a...
20 February, 2019
Kiev 4 Review – It Bites Back – By James Northcote
I first got into film photography to pass the time on film sets between scenes. Film sets are amazing places to photograph. Lots of interesting looking people doing weird and wo...
15 February, 2019
Leica M4-2 Review – Leica’s Redheaded Stepchild – by Ryan HK
Loved to be hated almost as much as the M5, the Leica M4-2 might still be considered the redheaded stepchild of Leica. It was a departure from the “perfect” design and operation...
8 February, 2019
Minolta CLE Review: The Most Zen of M-Mount Rigs – Steven Bleistein
The Minolta CLE had always intrigued me as a lighter body alternative to my heavier Leica M bodies, like the M3, M6, and M7, while still being compatible with my Leica M-mount l...
About three years ago, I bought a pre-owned Leica M7 in excellent shape offered at a great price. I had intended to use the M7 only for a two or three months while my Leica M3, ...
In 2015 when I decided I wanted to give film photography a try, it was the Leica M3 rangefinder that intrigued me the most. However, at the time I did not feel I was ready to pl...
21 December, 2018
Canon QL17 Giii review – Discovering cameras I’d Missed Along the Way – Part 1 – By Steve Ember
Over the past few years, I’ve been enjoying rediscovering a type of camera that I’d somehow “leapfrogged” past in my youthful headlong rush to transition from more basic equipme...
14 December, 2018
Yashica Lynx-14 Review – Great 45mm lens (good camera stuck to the back) – By Andy Larner
OK, so full disclosure, I went looking for a rangerfinder thinking I would buy something small, light and discreet as a daily carry that I could slip in my pocket. Something lik...